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RC0067144 Boot-scoot-boogie night New rabbi takes root, Serving Brevard County shares for over 35 years. FREE ESTIMATES plans, ideas By Josh Whitener We now offer For Hometown News 100% financing MELBOURNE — Temple Beth Sho- with rates low as lom installed Rabbi Craig Mayers as its 3.99%. Finance new spiritual leader last month. Rabbi Mayers has been a member of your entire roof or Beth Sholom for more than 15 years finance your HI and was picked by the temple's leader- deductible today. ship and members to be trained as its new spiritual leader after a national www.timsanders- search, making him the synagogue's financing.com. first rabbi chosen from within its con- Approved in mins. gregation. Alex Schierholtz/Staff photographer His official duties as rabbi started Cowboys and cowgirls hit the dance floor and boogie the night away during the Feb. 1. Buckaroo Ball on Feb. 24 at Wadsworth Pavilion in Rockledge. Rabbi Mayers has been married for 27 years to his wife, Terry, and has three sons, all of whom attended Reli- Call our friendly gious School and became bar mitzvah at Temple Beth Sholom. staff today at Cardboard Regatta floats The temple's leadership had all the data and criteria they needed for what 321-631-8111 they wanted in their next rabbi. Rabbi its way into Wickham Park Mayers was put through the same pro- www.timsandersroofing.com cess as all the other prospective rabbis, By Austin Rushnell and are encouraged to have themes, adding to despite being known in the congrega- [email protected] the fun for each team. tion. “Last year, we had about four different heats "I had an interview and an audition NEXT LAUNCH that people could compete in,” said Amanda MELBOURNE — Everyone is familiar with weekend. Initially, they said ‘no’ and No earlier than March 30: building a paper plane, but what about a card- Eversz, special events coordinator for Brevard their reason for that was that there SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with board boat? County South Area Parks and Recreation. wasn’t a clear vision on how to move Bangabandhu 1 communica- On Saturday, March 3, the Brevard County “This year, we did something new. I invited the forward. The traditional seminaries tions satellite. Window: TBD Parks and Recreation Department, along with Central and North area departments to join us take years and years. I wasn’t about to INDEX three other hosts, will present the 2nd annual and have their own community centers and pick up and move my family to New Cardboard Boat Regatta from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. buildings making their own boats as well, so York and then move back here and Adoptable 25 Obituaries 24 at Wickham Park, 2500 Parkway Drive, Mel- the parks will actually be competing against hope there was a job waiting for me,” Classified 26 Out & About 19 Crossword 24 Police Report 5 bourne. each other. Rabbi Mayers said. Horoscopes 19 Viewpoint 6 Participants can build on-site or at home See REGATTA, page 13 See RABBI, page 5 Historic Saturday March 3rd • 10 am - 5 pm & Cocoa Sunday March 4th • 10 am - 4 pm Village SpringSpring OverOver 150150 UniqueUnique ArtisansArtisans Association Plus Shop Great Boutiques, Many Competing for Over Restaurants, Galleries, & Collectibles presents Right here in Cocoa Village! Fine Art & $6000 in Cash & Awards! Fine Art & Fantastic Street Food • Family Fun VisitCocoaVillage.com Kid & Pet Friendly facebook.com/HistoricCocoaVillage Two Days of Fabulous Art & Craft! 321.631.9075 Craft Fair Free Admission • Free Parking Craft Fair Live Entertainment 2 Hometown News – MELBOURNE – www.HometownNewsBrevard.com Friday, March 2, 2018 Friday, March 2, 2018 Hometown News – MELBOURNE – www.HometownNewsBrevard.com 3 Locals take trip back in time on 1920s Ford Tri-Motor By Gaylon Parker Bill Wilcox — the owner of Phoenix Metal [email protected] Products — who came over from his han- gar at TCIA to get a good look at the plane. FORT PIERCE — For anybody who “I think it’s absolutely awesome and beauti- wanted a chance to be a part of history, the ful,” he said. “The workmanship and details opportunity presented itself on Feb. 13 at for a plane built in 1928 show that’s the way Treasure Coast International Airport. The things used to be.”Two of the people who day featured rides on a 1920s-era plane took a flight on the plane — Corrine and known as a “Ford Tri-Motor” and dozens Jack Solomon — came out because they are of people participated in the flights. Sevin Bullwinkle/staff photographer aircraft enthusiasts. They wanted to enjoy The plane was noteworthy and fascinat- old-time air travel and have done so in the ing because of its advanced age. It original- A historic 'Ford Tri-Motor' aircraft will take passengers on flights from past. Mr. Solomon is a US Air Force veter- ly rolled off the assembly line in 1928 and Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville. an from 1973 to 1976, and they wanted to was only the eighth version of such aircraft air. “It’s docile and it’s slow, and slow to “It’s always wonderful, and it’s not celebrate Valentine’s Day with a flight on made at the time. The interior features the historic vintage aircraft. wood-grain accouterments and the height respond at times. During turbulence, it uncommon for us to get 15 or 20 flights a takes a little bit of coaxing and patience to day on it and it’s very popular,” he said. “It’s “I was only disappointed that they didn’t of style for what was the first type to offer drop one bomb, that’s what I was waiting consistent passenger service throughout get it to do what you want, but it’s an hon- a piece of history and people just love to fly for,” Mr. Solomon said with a laugh. “I various regions around the United States. est airplane with no bad habits. on it.” liked it, definitely. I took two helicopter The interior was originally designed to be “It’s just got a giant wingspan and little “It was sold to Transcontinental Air rides with the rescue forces in Thailand, very similar to a train box cars, because ailerons and it’s a very gentle airplane to Transport (TAT, the logo that graces the and those were really bumpy and shaky. that was the dominant form of mass transit f l y.” aircraft’s fuselage today) in January 1929 back in the 1920s. The stainless-steel, corrugated plane where it became NC9645 and was named But this was a joy and I recommend it to The event was part of the Experimental body probably was piloted by both Charles City of Wichita. It inaugurated westbound everybody.” Aircraft Association’s Tri-Motor Tour, and Lindberg and Amelia Earhardt, Mr. Sleep- transcontinental commercial air service on “I thought it was fantastic, and much the plane took off like a dream from the er said, because they worked in coast-to- July 7, 1929, with sister ship City of Colum- better than I anticipated,” Mrs. Solomon airfield and ran a circle over the Atlantic coast air travel at the time. It also shares a bus,” according to a press release. “In 2014, added. Ocean before returning about 15 to 20 certain similarity with “The Spirit of St. the aircraft was acquired by Ed Patrick and Titusville residents will get a chance to minutes later. The plane also touched Louis,” and a style that hearkens back to the Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clin- enjoy the flights on the weekend of down as soft as a feather on the runway yesteryear. ton, Ohio. Volunteers ferried the aircraft March 8, with flights taking off from Space after the flight, and EAA officials say it “They were, no-doubt involved with this across the country to its new home. After Coast Regional Airport from Thursday, doesn’t show its age at any point. particular airplane all the way back in further maintenance to ensure the aircraft March 8, to Sunday, March 11. Flights will “I’ve been flying this plane for about two 1929,” he added. was tour-ready, Liberty entered into a lease be from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to years now, and people go crazy over this David Lerlie, who works with the Ford agreement with EAA, working together to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. thing because this particular airplane is Tri-Motor Tour, said he has worked with showcase the historic aircraft around the Space Coast Regional Airport houses the kind of historical,” said Bill Sleeper, a pilot the plane for the last 17 years, and people country.” Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, with more than 47 years experience in the enjoy each flight.